- when intestines and other organs remain outside the body after birth
-diagnosed in ultrasound
-if intestines are floating around the body when an ultrasound is taken
-mother has to have close monitoring for the baby's benefit
-only treatment is surgery
-can't be prevented, it just happens
-more common in younger women
-organs have to be put back in gradually each day
- when intestines and other organs remain outside the body after birth-diagnosed in ultrasound
-if intestines are floating around the body when an ultrasound is taken
-mother has to have close monitoring for the baby's benefit
-only treatment is surgery
-can't be prevented, it just happens
-more common in younger women
-organs have to be put back in gradually each day
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia- link to resource site
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